The Biden administration on Thursday officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that's aimed at freeing up emergency funding and improving distribution of vaccines and treatments. "We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a briefing.
The announcement comes amid intense criticism that the Biden administration failed to recognize the severity of the outbreak, leading to shortages of vaccine doses and diagnostic tests even as demand has soared.
But some public health experts fear the U.S. lost its opportunity to contain and even eliminate the virus. Read more. |
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💰 Senate sets up first vote Saturday on Schumer-Manchin deal
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that the Senate will begin consideration of a $740 billion budget reconciliation package that would reform the tax code and tackle climate change on Saturday afternoon, setting up a weekend of around-the-clock votes. |
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🐊 DeSantis suspends state attorney over laws on abortion, trans care
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for "neglect of duty" after the prosecutor refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender surgery. |
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👟 These Democrats are dodging questions about Biden 2024 run
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President Biden has insisted he will run for reelection in 2024, but not every Democrat is clamoring to support a reelection campaign. |
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🦠 Biden tests COVID-19 positive for sixth straight day
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President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but feels "very well," his physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a new update two weeks after the president first tested positive.
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🇨🇳 China appears to be retaliating against Taiwan over Pelosi visit
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China has expressed anger after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touched down in the island nation of Taiwan earlier this week. |
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🗳️ Meijer says he 'would rather lose office' than make 'sacrifices of the soul'
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Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump last year, on Thursday said he had no regrets following his primary defeat by Trump-backed candidate John Gibbs. |
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☀️ Giffords 'not bitter' 11 years after near-fatal shooting
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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) said that she would rather channel the pain she experienced after a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head into purpose than think of her assailant. |
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👀 Cheney challenger Hageman says 2020 election 'was rigged'
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Harriet Hageman, the top primary challenger to Rep. Liz Cheney (R) for Wyoming's lone House seat, said on Wednesday that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" against former President Trump, her firmest public stance on the election yet. |
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📺 Wallace: Johnson's Social Security, Medicare idea 'suicidal politics'
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Former longtime Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) proposal to require Congress to approve Social Security and Medicare funding annually instead of automatically is "suicidal politics."
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🎤 Legend says his friendship with Kanye couldn't survive politics
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John Legend says his relationship with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was doomed by the rapper's embrace of former President Trump and 2020 White House bid.
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The media and politicians overestimate Trump's influence | "The Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and efforts to relitigate the 2020 election are not important to American families, who are struggling to cover their bills or facing shortages in grocery stores," writes Kristin Tate, a visiting fellow at the Independent Women's Voice and a libertarian writer.
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